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Confrontation Leads To Arrest For Stolen Firearm

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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DISTURBANCE LEADS TO AN ARREST FOR STOLEN FIREARM [SOURCE: Coalinga Police Chief Darren Blevins Press Release 7:30 AM March 11, 2019] Early Monday morning, March 11, around 1:30 am, officers from the Coalinga Police Department responded to Fastrip gas station located on Elm Avenue after receiving the report of a disturbance. Officers were informed by…

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Landslide Hospital Approval

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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With only 1,124 votes being counted to date, 1,032 or 91.82 percent of those ballots were marked in favor of Coalinga Medical Center LLC. being permitted to rent or even purchase Coalinga Regional Medical Center. The group, headed by Dr. Gurpreet Singh, is poised to pump millions of dollars into the facility and its reopening.…

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10-Year Old Shot With Pellet Gun

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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UPDATE: Child who was shot with pellet gun is still hospitalized but expected to make a full recovery. The child is from Mendota but is related to the other child who allegedly shot him. 10-YEAR OLD HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING SHOT BY HIGH POWERED PELLET GUN On Saturday March 2, 2019, at around 6:11 PM, the Coalinga Fire…

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We Love Our Toads

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Toads Fall To Sierra In a tight game, the Lady Toads lost by two points in overtime. The final score was Toads 60, Sierra 62 Both teams dueled for the ball, with strong defenses.  Sierra is a Division 3 team while the Toads are in Division 5. Due to their overall state rankings, the two…

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Robotics Challenge

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West Hills College Coalinga to Host The robots will roam on March 30 at West Hills College Coalinga as part of the 1st Annual MESA/Chevron Robotics Challenge. Sponsored by Chevron and hosted by WHCC MESA Program, the challenge will welcome students from Avenal High School, Coalinga High School and Mendota High School to campus. The event…

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